This is me crossing the line of my first 70.3 event. I was in an accident the week before and had quite bad whiplash so had to revise my expectations for the race, but I finished in 5:40 and had a great time.

I've been raising money for charity over the past year and this was the final event of a bunch including four marathons, 12 half marathons and a load of open water swims and shorter triathlons. It's been fun!

Finished my first 70.3 despite injury and some pretty horrific gastro issues during the run. I've picked up loads of tips from this sub since taking up triathlon last year, so thanks to all of you for being so helpful!

I swore after I had finished that I would never make the step up to the full iron distance, but I'm having second thoughts this morning...

You're an absolute star for battling on and making it to the finish - I'm in awe. Despite having "the plan" (and its variations), was there ever a point when you genuinely thought you weren't going to finish?

Finished the Copenhagen Marathon in 3:34, a PB by 22 minutes. I was on target for 3:28 until my knee gave in with 5k to go. Amazing support and a beautiful city, although I could have done without heavy rain for the entire race!

You can be rude to me - I visited this site for several weeks before I figured out the subreddit system. Now it's my go-to resource for everything from triathlon training to recipes. And pictures of cats.

The Daily Mail, a right-wing English newspaper that exists to spread distrust of anything that isn't white, God-fearing and middle class. I've had blazing rows with my dad (an avid reader of said paper) for buying it and it's got to the point where I make snide comments to strangers in shops and on public transport if I see them with a copy.

Its articles are riddled with inaccuracies and assumptions often included to create a jaundiced "us and them" view of British society.